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šPBP News #6 | Create your Personal Business Plan as an eBook
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Dear friend,
Weāre on the brink of 2019. Itās time for annual reflection:
This issue #5 of šPBP News is about GETTING FUTURE-FIT. It contains little tweaks you can give your mindset, so you can enter the new year of 2019 and continue into the future beyond, with robustness and peace of mind.
*** GET IN THE DRIVERāS SEAT AND EMBRACE THE FUTURE ***
Change will never be this slow again. You might as well face it: Development follows an exponential curve, so no matter where we are on that curve, change will happen faster tomorrow than it is happening today.
This is what it looks like:
This drawing is from Wait But Why, one of our favorite blogs
To some, this unstoppable and increasing change seems stifling. To others, it is highly energizing. No matter which group you belong to, the way to make the most of it is always to get in the driverās seat of your own life. When everything is up in the air and whirling, catch what is closest and start there.
Itās not hard: Take it easy, get some sleep, think, talk to people you trust, jot your thoughts down. Say no to things, so you can find free space in your calendar, even if itās only for an hour here and there.
And then, once youāve found some calm, start planning and doing. Concentrate on the things you can impact ā and impact them one step at a time. Adapt to what you cannot impact, but donāt let it worry you too much. Easier said than done, maybe, but true!
HINT HINT! Relationships are key, so start with your relationships and never stop working on them! This goes for the good ones as well as the bad.
The future will always be unknown. Itās quintessential. Learn to like it and to navigate in it. See more in our latest blogpost: Change has never been this slow! What are you going to do about it?
*** GET RID OF YOUR āDIFFUSE WORRYā ***
You may have watched Spielbergās excellent movie Bridge of Spies starring Tom Hanks. Itās a true story about a lawyer who brokered deals for hostages with the Soviet Union during the Cold War in the 1950s. Tom Hanks is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy, Rudolf Abel, in court and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of Abel for a Soviet captured American pilot. Throughout the story ā during prison, trial, and hostage negotiations ā Abel certainly doesnāt have much going for him, as the prospects of being exchanged look very gloomy. Despite the poor outlook, Abel remains stoic and shows little emotion. Every single time he is asked āArenāt you worried?ā he employs his life philosophy and answers, āWould it help?ā
Enjoy this brief example of Rudolf Abelās deadpan response āWould it help?ā
The point of Abelās āWould it help?ā is, of course, that it wouldnāt help to worry. And this should be your Mantra for 2019: WORRY ONLY WHEN IT WILL HELP!
HINT HINT! The answer is never. It never helps to worry. Especially, ādiffuse worryā is destructive to your wellbeing and performance. Diffuse worry is the type of concern and unease, for which you donāt know a specific reason. Itās the default negative behavior instead of the default positive behavior.
GET RID OF YOUR DIFFUSE WORRY by applying this anti-stress philosophy:
*** RELAXED READINESS ā TESTIMONIAL ***
Meet Lasse Rich Henningsen, one of Stephen Bruyant-Langerās coaching clients.
Lasse is the successful CEO of a culture and concert hall, Musikkens Hus, in Aalborg, Denmark, and Chairman of Nordic Concert Halls. He is an ambitious and hard-working leader, who was recently elected Leader of the Year 2018 by The Danish Association of Managers and Executives.
Lasse used to be all over the place, calling himself āthe tension spring Lasseā. And this behavior didnāt work for him. He wasted too much energy, didnāt thrive. He felt a great deal of the DIFFUSE WORRY mentioned above.
Wonderfully, Lasse has found his footing. He has become a new man and a better leader. In this video, he generously shares with us how he managed to obtain his transformation. We hope Lasseās story will inspire you.
So, dear friends, as we move into yet another untouched year ā 365 fresh days ā we urge you to spend them consciously and wisely. Breathe, focus, and enjoy!
Thanks for reading and Happy Holidays!
Warm regards,
Mette and Stephen Bruyant-Langer
Founders of The Personal Business Plan
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